60 Things That Women Love About Being 60 Years Old

What is being 60 years old really like? It’s a harder question than you might think. Women over 60 are unique. We try to explain to marketers that we are not easily categorized. Still, advertisers like to bunch us in categories like “Boomer” and “Senior” which to them seem safe demographic boxes.

There is even a brand new acronym being promoted by Marketing Magazine called the “DRAGON.” This stands for women who are “divorced, rich, aged 65+, overseas travelers and networkers.”

They mysteriously left out a descriptor for the letter “g” so I will suggest “gregarious,” “gracious” or “genuine.” But, no matter how you cut it, these words only scratch the surface of our wonderful complexity.

Many women fear aging. But, once we reach our 60th birthday, we discover that being 60 is actually much better than we thought. First of all, we know ourselves. There are no more illusions.

We are also more independent than we have ever been. We are living our way and loving life. More than anything, we are excited by be alive!

To amplify this enthusiasm, here is what women in the Sixty and Me community had to say when I asked them what they loved (not liked) about being 60 years old. If there are younger women reading this – be inspired, excited, and get ready! This is what you have waiting for you!

Here’s What Women Love About Being 60 Years Old

Being able to wear anything I want – I honestly do not care what people think about me

Being able to wear less makeup and know my inner beauty is all that matters

The fact that my children do not need me the way they used to

Being able to reduce my possessions and focus on living more

Driving my motorbike when the mood takes me

I can read all day if I want and do my household chores some other time

My new car

Being able to do what I want, even it if is staying in my pajamas all day

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Margaret Manning is the founder of Sixty and Me. She is an entrepreneur, author and speaker. Margaret is passionate about building dynamic and engaged communities that improve lives and change perceptions. Margaret can be contacted at margaret@sixtyandme.com

I enjoy my 60s cause people leave me alone now, and I can do whatever I want to do. I have more freedom at this age due to my past being dealt with, and I am finally moving on to where I can go…Looking forward to growing old gracefully….

FREEDOM! No schedules, no deadlines, no meetings, no must dos , Free flowing no pressure relax and go at MY OWN PACE IN LIFE! No get here, be there, pick up her, do that for… and this for…. I do things for me now when I want.

I’m not a slave to Madison Avenue, others opinions of my aging face and body and I’m free from all the job-related stress and hassles. No longer have to try to look “buff” and attract the opposite sex-which was never all it was hyped to be in the first place,imo-and I can just relax and be myself, something I could have done in my 20s-40s if I had only had the confidence in myself that I have now.

When looking back I’m realizing what I have done and gone through, I surprise myself by finding how strong and resilient I am. Don’t want to go through all those hard times again. It is part of me, part of my past, now I’m looking forward

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